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2015-16 Women's Track & Field Roster

LaSha Johnson

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High school Columbia H.S.
  • Hometown South Orange, NJ

Biography

SENIOR (2013-14): OUTDOOR T&F: Clocked R-N top 10 times in the 100 and 200-meter dashes while running legs on a pair of record-setting relay teams… clocked the sixth fastest 200-meter dash in R-N history of 26.33 at the CTC Championships (4/19/14)… posted seventh fastest 100-meter dash time in R-N books of 12.83 at the CTC Championships (4/19/14)… ran lead-off leg for 4 x 100-meter relay team which qualified for the ECAC Championships with a school-record 49.79 at the CTC Championships (4/19/14)… ran second leg on 4 x 200-meter relay unit which posted R-N record of 1:45.16 at the Shamrock Invitational (3/21/14). INDOOR T&F: Coaches Award for unselfish dedication to the team… ECAC qualifier in the 200-meter dash who was a member of the Raiders’ record-setting 4 x 200-meter relay unit… earned Honorable Mention All-NJAC by running the opening leg on the 4 x 200 team which clocked a school-record 1:45.25 to finish third in the NJAC Championships (3/1/14)… helped 4 x 200 unit post the three ECAC qualifying times… ran the seventh fastest 200 dash in the R-N books in 26.59 to finish fourth in the NJAC Championships (3/1/14)… ran a season’s best time of 8.35 in the 60-meter dash at the CTC Championships (2/8/14) while notching a 7.72 in the 55-meter dash at the DeSchriver Invitational (2/2/14). CROSS COUNTRY: Top Raider finisher in three of six meets in which she competed… figured in the team scoring in five meets… led R-N and placed eighth overall in a field of 31 competitors in the 5-K Brandywine Invitational (9/14/13) in a season’s best of 25:07.62… placed seventh overall and second on the R-N squad at the Northern Grey Classic (10/5/13)… top R-N finisher at NJAC Championships (11/2/13) in a season’s best time in the 6-K of 28:54… top R-N finisher in the Jack Saint Clair Memorial (10/12/13).

PROFILE OF THE WEEK (Feb. 22, 2012)

SOPHOMORE (2012-13): OUTDOOR T&F: Versatile competitor who was the Scarlet Raiders’ top runner in the 200-meter dash while competing in six events… ran legs on school record-setting 4 x 400 and 4 x 800-meter relay units… anchored 4 x 400 unit to a school record time of 4:09.94 at the Lions’ Invitational (4/27/13)… ran second leg on 4 x 400 team which posted an R-N record time of 10:28.42 at the “Jet” Johnson Bulldog Relays (3/22/13)… clocked a personal best of 27-flat in the 200 at the Danny Curran Invitational (3/29/13)… also ran the 400 with a best time of 1:04.38 at the “Jet” Johnson Bulldog Relays (3/23/13)... became first Raider to compete in the heptathlon at the CTC Championships (4/20-21/13)… heaved the shot 8.74 meters and had a best effort of 27.28 meters in the javelin at the Lions’ Invitational (4/27/13). INDOOR T&F: Coaches’ Award winner for “unselfish dedication to the team”… competed in the 200, 400 and 800-meter runs, was a member of the Raiders’ 4 x 400 and sprint medley relay units and set an R-N record in the long jump… leaped 4.35 meters at the Gotham Cup (1/11/13) in her only competition to set a school record… regular middle leg runner on 4 x 400 team, helping foursome to a 4:16.57 clocking at the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/22/13)… ran a 26.47 time in the 200 at the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/22/13)… posted a time of 1:04.57 in the 400 at the Gotham Cup (1/11/13)… ran a 2:40.17 in the 800 at the DeSchriver Invitational (2/2/13). CROSS COUNTRY: Clocked three of the top 10 times in the 6K in R-N history while leading Scarlet Raider finishers in three of the team’s seven meets… ran a personal-best time of 27:23.40 to pace R-N in the NCAA Atlantic Regional (11/10/12) to post the fifth fastest time in program history and second fastest time of the season by a Raider runner… ran a 27:45.19 6k at the CTC Championship (10/20/12) to lead the team with the ninth fastest time in R-N history… ran 10th fastest time on the R-N books while finishing third on the squad in a clocking of 27:55.76 at the NJAC Championship (10/27/12)… also was the top R-N finisher at the 5K Roadrunner Invitational (9/21/12) in a clocking of 24:41.00.

FRESHMAN (2011-12): INDOOR T&F: Top 60 and 200-meter dash runner for R-N who also competed in the 400… posted a personal best of 8.23 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the NJAC Indoor Championship (2/24/12) while notching five of the six fastest times for the season in the event… 8.23 time in the 60 was the fifth fastest in the R-N books… ran a personal-best of 27.02 in the 200-meter dash at the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/24/12)… finished ninth in both the 60 and 200 at the NJAC Indoor Championship (2/24/12)… clocked a 1:05.55 time in the 400-meter dash at the Gotham Cup (1/13/12). OUTDOOR T&F: Set a new R-N record in the long jump while also competing in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, 110-meter hurdles and shot put… set an R-N long jump record with a best effort of 4.63 meters at the Lions Invitational (4/28/12)… notched a personal best of 13.39 in the 100-meter dash to finish eighth in a field of 25 at the CTC Outdoor Championship (4/22/12)… ran a personal-best of 28.03 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the CTC Outdoor Championship (4/22/12)… ran second or third leg as member of R-N’s 4 x 400-meter relay unit. CROSS COUNTRY: Finished second on the team in five of the six meets in which she competed… ran sixth fastest time in R-N books at the 5K distance, clocking a 23:43.47 at the CTC Championship (10/15/11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete in basketball, tennis and lacrosse at Columbia HS… helped the Cougars to conference and sectional championships in both indoor and outdoor track & field as a senior in 2009.

PERSONAL: An academic junior who started running as a sophomore… transferred from Kean University in the fall of 2011… a criminal justice major… daughter of Toi and Ike Jackson… has an older brother (David) and a younger brother (Tyler).

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2013-14Senior

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Sprints
    5'5"